Posted on 06/05/2018 6:46:16 PM PDT by marshmallow
The principal leader of the Church of England has declared the European Union (EU) “the greatest dream realised for human beings since the fall of the Western Roman Empire”.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, made the statement in a speech to the General Assembly of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) in Serbia on Sunday.
“[The EU] has brought peace, prosperity, compassion for the poor and weak, purpose for the aspirational, and hope for all its people,” he claimed.
He also highlighted how there are “Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and many of no faith at all” in European now, arguing:
“That diversity is one of the gifts of the Europe of the EU, but to live with that diversity must call for the gift of reconciliation through the church.”
Returning to Brexit, he seemed to link the vote to bigotry, attacking “the rise of Euroscepticism, the flames of which are fanned by ‘scare stories’ about migration and refugees”, according to the Church Times.
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More nonsense from the left wing of the Anglican Church. Europe has prospered initially from the Marshal plan and from sheltering under the US nuclear umbrella.
No wonder the African members of the Anglican communion want to get out.
And so, if you extend his thinking, a one world government would be even better!
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